WMGP

WMGP (98.1 FM, "Magic 98.1") is a rock-leaning classic hits music-formatted radio station that plays hit music from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The station is licensed to Hogansville, Georgia and serves the southwest tip of Atlanta and Midwest Georgia area. Since February 2002, it has used the branding "Midwest Georgia's Magic 98.1" and currently uses the branding "Magic 98.1". The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., along with sister stations in Newnan, Georgia and Atlanta, Georgia.

WMGP
CityHogansville, Georgia
Broadcast areaLaGrange, Georgia
BrandingMagic 98.1
Slogan"Midwest Georgia's Greatest Hits of All Time!"
Frequency98.1 MHz
First air dateAugust 9, 1991
FormatClassic Hits
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT100 meters
ClassC3
Facility ID39619
Transmitter coordinates33°3′54.00″N 84°57′23.00″W
Former call signsWEIZ (1991-1995)
WZLG (1995-1999)
WMAX-FM (07/30/1999)
WISY (7/30/1999)
WMAX-FM (08/02/1999)
WMGP (02/28/2002 - Present)
OwneriHeartMedia, Inc.
(Citicasters Licenses, Inc.)
Sister stationsWCOH, WVCC, WWPW, WGST, WUBL, WRDG, WBZY, WRDA
WebcastListen Live
Websitehttps://magic981.iheart.com/

History
former logo

The station went on the air as WEIZ on 1991-08-09. On 1995-01-20, the station changed its call sign to WZLG, on 1999-07-30 to WMAX-FM, then again on 1999-08-02 to WMAX-FM going by the branding "Mix 98.1", and on 2002-02-28 to the current WMGP with current branding "Magic 98.1",[1]

References
  1. "WMGP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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